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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
4
An editorial style vent rails at election day corruption and vote buying. It skewers candidates and operatives as looming threats, jokes about jobs and bribes, and laughs at scandalous schemes while promoting a neighborhood baking powder deal and home delivery.
Multiple organizations including Boys Club National Association Stationary Engineers Unity association Hendricken council K of C Gladstone lodge 241 Brass City lodge 240 and others plan meetings tomorrow at various venues as listed in the notice.
A son was born yesterday to Dr and Mrs J McLarney and a daughter to Mr and Mrs John O Connor of Ridge Street. Edward L Tucker and son Louis visit Rutland. Paul Carroll of Albany is called home by his grandfather Charles H Cook's illness. Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson will speak at St Johns Church with Rev John M Lewis hosting. Letter list includes several names. Universalist services Sunday at 10:30 am with a death sculptors lecture at 7:30 pm. Photographer J F Farrell warns against a cheap Monisgnor Slocum copy. Three months in jail for Michael Rispoli for cruelty to a horse. Quo warranto case on Otto Sage vs Robert Mackie delays. Several criminal cases set for non-trial due to nolle prosequi or other reasons.
Leaders of the Independence League threaten to bolt the ticket if Beckett is not endorsed. Palliser Hopper Malone Schneider Walton Butler and others urge votes for surrogate Beckett. Bets rise that Shearn may fail to reach 50,000 votes in New York. A hurricane devastates Nicaragua coast with towns destroyed and interior damage reported. limited relief via schooner.
A roundup of obituaries notes the deaths of Sarah A Varpy 42 of 101 Highland Ave and Mrs Ellen Bowes of 112 Bishop St. John Joseph Carey age 1 year 1 month died at 665 East Main St and will be buried at Calvary. Mary Costello’s funeral held at Immaculate Conception Church with interment at St Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs Mary Costello remembered by family bearers and floral tributes. Mrs Ellen Bowes survived by daughter and several siblings with services planned for 2:80 pm.
The Miller and Peck Company advertises a Saturday night sale with deep discounts on ladies wear and household items. Featured items include ladies suits, coats, skirts, waistlines, stockings, ribbons, and various fabrics, plus men’s and children’s clothing and home goods with prices ranging from a few cents to a few dollars.
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